Improvement in pbeseeying butteb, meat



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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, WIL LIAM Ross, of 'Days Store, in the county of Greene, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and improved Chemical Preparation for Preserving Butter and Meats; and.l' 'do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enahleothers skilled in the art to fully understand and make use of the same.

My invention consists in a chemidal preparation intended for a, preservation of butter to prevent its becoming strong and rancid, of fresh meats to prevent putrefaction and to prevent the same fromreceiring a salty.

and strong taste, as when preserved by salt only.

My chemical preparation is composed of the following ingredients, in about the proportion as follows: Common salt,12 parts; saltpetre, 3 parts; loaf sugar, 4 parts; soda, 1 part; water, 137 parts,

The above, when thoroughly mixed together, can be kept in a. bottle, and will thus be ready for use whenever occasion requir'es, and it will be found to he an excellent preservative for preventing butter Becoming strong and rancid, and also anexcellent article to prevent meats from putrefyingi What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A chemical preparation for preserving butter and meats, composed of the ingredients and in about the prcportions substantially as herein specified.

- WILLIAM ROSS.

Witnesses:

Gno. S. Amms, A. D. HAIL. 

